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Chelemys macronyx

Chelemys macronyx, also known as the Andean long-clawed mouse or Andean long-clawed akodont, is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is native to Argentina and Chile, where it is found in Patagonian Nothofagus forest and adjacent grasslands.

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Chelemys macronyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Chelemys
Species:
C. macronyx
Binomial name
Chelemys macronyx
(Thomas, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Acodon [sic] macronyx Thomas, 1894 lapsus
  • Akodon (Chelemys) vestitus Thomas, 1903
  • Notiomys vestitus alleni Osgood, 1925
  • Notiomys connectens Osgood, 1925
  • Notiomys vestitus fumosus Thomas, 1927

Chelemys macronyx, also known as the Andean long-clawed mouse1 or Andean long-clawed akodont,2 is a species of rodent in the genus Chelemys of family Cricetidae. It is native to Argentina and Chile, where it is found in Patagonian Nothofagus forest and adjacent grasslands.1

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  1. D'Elia, G.; Pardinas, U.; Patterson, B. & Teta, P. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Chelemys macronyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T4603A115069127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T4603A22387434.en. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1110. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.